ELEMENTARY ENGAGEMENT GUIDE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

WORD OF THE DAY:

Our friend Vanessa from the Greene County Unit is here to share the word of the day with us!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

-AMELIA BARR
HEALTHY SNACK:

How about a rainbow treat? The most brilliant rainbow displays occur when part of the sky is still dark with rainclouds and the viewer is in a sunny spot facing the sun.

CAREER OF THE DAY:

 

Does water and weather both fascinate you?  Consider a career as an oceanographer.  Oceanographers study water, sea life, weather and climates.  They help preserve the natural resources of oceans and coastal waters.  The work of an oceanographer contributes to other professional’s ability to predict weather patterns also. 

Median Salary: $91,130 

CHALLENGE OF THE DAY:

Tornado in a Jar! 

What you need to make a tornado in a jar: 

  • Glass jar with a lid (Mason jar, pickle jar, jam jar, anything will work).
  • Water. 
  • Clear Dish Soap (or blue if you have it). 
  • Vinegar. 
  • Blue Food Dye.

Once you have your supplies, you are ready to go! 

  1. Fill your jar about 3/4 full with water and add in 3-5 drops of blue food dye (depending on the size of your jar and how dark you want the water to be). 
  2. Add a teaspoon of dish soap and a teaspoon of vinegar to your blue water. 
  3. Tighten your lid, and if you are concerned about spillage… use a hot glue gun quickly around the rim and quickly tighten the lid before it can dry. This will secure your lid and ensure you don’t have blue water all over your white carpet (using my brain, I know!).

Simply hold the jar by the lid and rotate it around in a circle in a smooth, steady motion with your wrist and watch the vortex form. Here is a cute little video to use to create a lesson out of you little science project.

PARENT RESOURCES:

Cloudy with a chance of Parent Resources 

Your kids may hear tornado, thunder, blizzards and think OH MY! But no need to fear. Click the links below for activities and videos that help teach your future radiologist about weather.  

  1. https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/weather.html 
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo8lbeVVb4M 
  3. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/weather-climate/ 
  4. http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/


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